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personal finance personal taxesHow long does it take the IRS to reject a 2018 refund?
Last Updated: 30th January, 2020
E-filed returns generally sit in Pending status for 24-48 hours before coming back as either Accepted or Rejected. Sometimes state returns stay in Pending for several days or even longer. Once accepted it can take anywhere from a few days to 3 weeks to go from acceptance to approval.
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People also ask, how do I know if the IRS is rejecting my return?
When an e-filed return gets rejected, the IRS will often let you know within a few hours.
You may be able to e-file a corrected return if your return was rejected for any of these reasons:
- A Social Security number (SSN) or Taxpayer Identification Number doesn't match the taxpayer's name.
- You misspelled a name.
One may also ask, what happens if your tax return is rejected? Probably the most common reason that the IRS will reject a tax return is because of errors that are discovered during e-filing. You'll be able to resubmit your corrected return, and we'll tell you when it's accepted by the IRS. When you mail a paper copy of your tax return, the IRS reject codes aren't applicable.
Similarly, it is asked, what happens if my refund is sent back to the IRS?
Generally, if the financial institution recovers the funds and returns them to the IRS, the IRS will send a paper refund check to your last known address on file with the IRS. If funds aren't available or the bank refuses to return the funds, the IRS cannot compel the bank to do so.
What happens when the IRS reviews your return?
The review means that your return is pending because IRS is verifying information on your tax return. They may contact you before processing your return. Please see the link below since you are relying on your refund. The Taxpayer Advocate Service may be able to help once you have tried getting your refund.